The information for measuring occupational proximity comes from the O*Net Content Model: "The O*NET database contains several hundred variables that represent descriptors of work and worker characteristics, including skill requirements" (O*Net, 2011).
Our findings provide important information for developing occupational injury prevention programmes in industrial and agricultural areas.
This study compared patterns of occupational injuries in two different areas, coastal (industrial) and mountain (agricultural), in Southern China to provide information for development of occupational injury prevention measures in China.
Also available is contact information for the two occupational health training centers on the continent and links to WHO publications on the subject.
A total of 16,009 jobs contained sufficient occupational information for the exposure assessment.
The occupational indices summarize occupational information for all ISCO-coded jobs, as valid job exposure matrices for many industrial sectors are not available and would not cover the range of 178 jobs (on a 3-digit ISCO-68 basis) considered in our study.
Among occupations and industries with 10 or more workers by interview, sensitivity of the birth certificate information ranged from 35%to100%0% for occupational groups and 55% to 100% for industrial sectors.
Look for occupational information from a local library, your school's career resources, or elsewhere to find general requirements for particular jobs.
In addition, the information can inform occupational rehabilitation programmes, occupational health services, and employers and guide government policy for stomach cancer survivors.
Earlier this month, as a first step toward possible new regulations, the agency issued a sweeping request for information on occupational risks from infectious agents, and for suggestions on how best to reduce them.
